“DREAM: Japan GP Final” is slated for July 16 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.

No North American broadcast plans have been announced for the event (officially dubbed “Fight for Japan: DREAM Japan GP Final – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final”).

Mitsuoka competed six times for WVR and posted a 4-2 record. Most recently, the PRIDE veteran scored a submission victory over Jung Gyeong Lee at a DEEP event in his native Japan. It was his third win in four fights and his 11th submission victory in 17 career wins.

Carvalho, a Brazilian who turned pro in late 2009, has fought throughout his home country while racking up a four-fight win streak. Part of Cristiano Marcello’s CM System team, he most recently scored a first-round TKO of MMA newcomer Claudio Chatuba in May. It was his fifth stoppage win in six career wins.

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